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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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