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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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