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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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