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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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