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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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