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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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