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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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