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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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