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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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