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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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