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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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