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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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