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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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