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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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