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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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