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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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