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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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