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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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