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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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