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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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