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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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