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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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