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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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