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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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