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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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