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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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