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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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