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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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