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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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