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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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