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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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