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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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