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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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