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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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