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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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