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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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