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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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