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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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