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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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