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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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