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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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