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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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