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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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