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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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