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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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