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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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