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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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