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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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