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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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