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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 (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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