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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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