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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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