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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important 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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