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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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