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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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