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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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