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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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