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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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