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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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