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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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