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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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