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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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