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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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