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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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