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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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