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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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