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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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