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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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