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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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