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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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