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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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