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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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