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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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