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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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