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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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