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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different 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 institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses 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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