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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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