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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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