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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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