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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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