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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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