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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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