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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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