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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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