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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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