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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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