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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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