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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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