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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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