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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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