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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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