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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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