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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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