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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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