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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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