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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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