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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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