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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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