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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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