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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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