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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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