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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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