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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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