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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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