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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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