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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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