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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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