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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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