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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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