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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores 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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