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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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