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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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