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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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