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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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