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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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