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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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