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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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