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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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