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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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