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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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