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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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