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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the 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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