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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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