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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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