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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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