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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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