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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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