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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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