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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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