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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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