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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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