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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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