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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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