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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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