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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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