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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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