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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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