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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major 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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