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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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