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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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