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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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