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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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