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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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