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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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