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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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