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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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