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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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