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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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