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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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