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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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