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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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