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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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