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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key 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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