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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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