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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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