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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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