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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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