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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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