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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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