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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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