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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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