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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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