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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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