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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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