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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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