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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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