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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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