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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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