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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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