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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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