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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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