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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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