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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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