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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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