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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing 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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