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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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