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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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