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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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