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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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