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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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