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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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