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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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