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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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