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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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