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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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