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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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