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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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