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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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