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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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