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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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