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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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