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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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