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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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