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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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