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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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