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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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