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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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