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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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