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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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