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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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