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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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