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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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