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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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