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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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