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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major 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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