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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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