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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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