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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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