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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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