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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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