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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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