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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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