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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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