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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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