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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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