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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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