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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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