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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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