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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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