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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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