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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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