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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key 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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