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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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