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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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