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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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