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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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