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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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