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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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