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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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