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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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