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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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