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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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