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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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