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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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