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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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