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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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