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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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