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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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