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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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