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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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