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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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