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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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