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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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