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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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