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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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