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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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