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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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