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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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