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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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