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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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