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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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