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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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