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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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