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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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