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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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