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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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