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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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