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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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