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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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