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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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