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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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