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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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