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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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