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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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