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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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