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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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