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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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