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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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