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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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