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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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