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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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