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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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