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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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