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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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