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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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