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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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