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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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