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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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