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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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