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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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