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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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