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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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