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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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