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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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