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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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