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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines 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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