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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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