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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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