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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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