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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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