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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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