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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive 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 addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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