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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key 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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