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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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