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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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