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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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