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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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