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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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