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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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