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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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