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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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