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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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