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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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