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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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