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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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