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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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