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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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