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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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