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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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