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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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