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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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