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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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