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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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