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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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