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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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