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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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