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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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