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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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