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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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