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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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