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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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