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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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