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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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