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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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