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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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