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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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