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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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