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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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