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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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