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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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