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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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