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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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