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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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