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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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