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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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