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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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