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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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