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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses 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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