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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies 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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