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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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