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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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