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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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