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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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