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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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