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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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