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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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