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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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