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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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