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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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