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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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