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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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