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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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