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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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