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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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