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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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