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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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