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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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