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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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