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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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