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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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