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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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