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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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