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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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