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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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