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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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