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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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