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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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