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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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