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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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