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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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