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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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