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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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