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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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