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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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