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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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