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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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