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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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