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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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