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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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