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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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