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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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