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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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