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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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