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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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