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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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