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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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