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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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