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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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