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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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