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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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