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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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