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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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