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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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