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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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