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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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