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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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