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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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