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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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