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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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