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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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