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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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