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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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