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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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