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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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