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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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