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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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