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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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