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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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