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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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