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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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