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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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