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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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