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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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