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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important 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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