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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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