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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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