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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses 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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