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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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