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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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