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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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