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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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