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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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