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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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