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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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