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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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