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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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