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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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