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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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