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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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