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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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