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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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