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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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