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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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