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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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