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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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