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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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