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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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