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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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