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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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