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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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