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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major 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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