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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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