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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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