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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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