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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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