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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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