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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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