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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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