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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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