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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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