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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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