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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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