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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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