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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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