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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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