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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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