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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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