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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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