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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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