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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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