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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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