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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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