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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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