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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies 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 educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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