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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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