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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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