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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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