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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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