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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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