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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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