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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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