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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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