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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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