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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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