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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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