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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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