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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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