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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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