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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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