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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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