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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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