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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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