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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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