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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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