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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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