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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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