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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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