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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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