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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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