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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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