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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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