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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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