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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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