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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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