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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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