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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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