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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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