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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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