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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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