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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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