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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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