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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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