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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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