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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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