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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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