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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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