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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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