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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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