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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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