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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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