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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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