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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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